captain

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♦♦ cap|tain /k'æptɪn/ (captains captaining captained)
1 [N-TITLE; N-COUNT; N-VOC]
In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank.
...a captain in the British army...
Are all your weapons in place, Captain?
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n, n N
The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it.
...Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain.
= skipper
3 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it.
...the captain of the aircraft carrier Saratoga.
= skipper
4 [N-COUNT; N-TITLE]
The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it.
5 [N-COUNT; N-TITLE]
In the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or fireman of fairly senior rank.
6 [VERB] V n
If you captain a team or a ship, you are the captain of it.
...Murdo McLeod, who captained Hibernian's League-Cup-winning team in 1991...
= skippercap|tain of in|dus|try (captains of industry)
[N-COUNT]
You can refer to the owners or senior managers of industrial companies as captains of industry.sea cap|tain (sea captains)
[N-COUNT]
A sea captain is a person in command of a ship, usually a ship that carries goods for trade.

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